Working Together

The agency values the knowledge and expertise of out-side partners. We partner with many different organizations to complete projects on the ground. Partnerships is one way that we can engage the local communities to actively participate in activities to better watersheds, wildlife habitat, restore riparian areas, clear trails and campsites for folks to have a great recreation experience.

Features

The Intermountain Region cooperates with five Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) to make recommendations on creating new or changing existing recreation fees managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The Forest Service and BLM signed an interagency agreement to enable both agencies to use existing BLM Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), where appropriate. More information can be found on the National Recreation RAC web page.

Recommendations from the RACs are combined with other public notification and communication efforts to help the Forest Service make sound decisions regarding recreation fees.

The Intermountain Region conducts a full range of acquisition activities to support the programs and goals of the Forest Service. The majority of our procurement is done through competitive means. We also actively support and participate in preferential programs such as small business set-asides, the 8(a) program and mandatory source programs. All procurements expected to exceed $25,000 are advertised on the federal business opportunities webpage. This site provides a brief synopsis of the project, i.e., location, scope of the work, information of how to obtain the solicitation, and any special conditions.